[Rhodes22-list] caution boom fittings

[anima]

I am late to this thread, but yes, you can pry the spoool off.
I had to do it yesterday when my genoa chafed at the top!
Was our best wind day so far this year and suddenly my window
(on genoa) was gone. There I was with 175 out!
had my guest tiller while I gathered up the 175 against the wind.
Removed the screws and in 95 heat in the protected marina, pried
that spool off so that I could pull the sail down out of it. Guess i
will have to get the marina to lower my mast (I don't have "the
system") so I can put the sail back on.
Anne


----- Original Message -----
From: <FNuttersNY at aol.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] caution boom fittings


> How about some more good advice.. I want to remove the roller reef ass.
> without droping the mast.  The sail has a tear half way up.  Is it
possible to
> remove the nylon bearing (which apears to have a seam)  at the bottom of
the spool
> by prying  it out and sliping it of the wire there by alowing the  ass. to
> slide past the clevis and on its merry way to the work shop?
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